Between January 2020 and April 2026, the Orange Strait had at least 38 likely transshipment meetings. Its most frequent partners include Lu Qing Yuan Yu 227, Yong Fa 18, Hsiang Ching Tsai, Guo Tong 3, and Huali28.

Transshipment occurs when fishing vessels offload their catch to a refrigerated carrier that transports it to port, rather than the vessel going itself. Reefers can haul catch from multiple fishing vessels at once, which makes supply chain tracing difficult.